Founders' Day Awards

Teaching Excellence Awards

Faculty members who win the Teaching Excellence Awards on Founders' Day are also encouraged to provide a photo and teaching philosophy statement. Read the philosophies from these
Teaching Excellence Award Winners here.

Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching

The Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching recognizes one outstanding UCF faculty member who has taught at least one blended or fully online (M, W, V, RV) course within the previous academic year.

Jill FjelstulCollege of Rosen College of Hospitality Management
My goal for the golf and club management curriculum is to build an academic program and reputation that resonates throughout the golf and private club industry. I have highlighted two dimensions of my teaching philosophy complimenting such a goal.
My role as a professor is to create an optimal learning environ...

Carol BastCollege of Health and Public Affairs
Teaching is a multidimensional activity that focuses on learning outcomes and the best methods for achieving those outcomes while measuring student achievement and providing feedback to students.
Learning outcomes are directly related to the instructional objectives for a particular class. Al-though I teach...

Mohtashem SamsamCollege of Medicine
I love teaching. My areas of interest are anatomy, neuroanatomy and neuroscience. I teach the fundamental contents of the subject in a clinically-oriented way. I believe the clinical application of the topics fosters critical thinking, encourages case-based learning and problem-solving strategies, and facilitates...